In [[Pokémon Colosseum]], there is only one Shadow move, {{m|Shadow Rush}}, which has regular effectiveness against any type. In [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], Shadow moves are [[super effective]] against any non-Shadow {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, and are not very effective against other Shadow Pokémon. Since Shadow Pokémon cannot be [[trade]]d, these moves are all exclusive to the two GameCube games, with all but {{m|Shadow Rush}} exclusive to Pokémon XD. This also excludes them from use in {{pkmn|Contests}} as there are no Contests in [[Orre]].

In [[Pokémon Colosseum]], there is only one Shadow move, {{m|Shadow Rush}}, which has regular effectiveness against any type. In [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], Shadow moves are [[super effective]] against any non-Shadow {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, and are not very effective against other Shadow Pokémon. Since Shadow Pokémon cannot be [[trade]]d, these moves are all exclusive to the two GameCube games, with all but {{m|Shadow Rush}} exclusive to Pokémon XD. This also excludes them from use in {{pkmn|Contests}} as there are no Contests in [[Orre]].

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Many of the Shadow moves are dark, corrupted counterparts of a [[move]] that the Shadow Pokémon would normally learn, such as [[Shadow Lugia]]'s {{m|Shadow Blast}}, which, like the move {{m|Aeroblast}}, sends a high-powered stream of air at the foe, and can only be learned by Lugia. These moves often have lower [[power]] than their non-shadow counterparts, but still inflict more damage due to being super effective. Their usefulness is also increased by their lack of {{PP}}, they can be used as often as needed within a Single Battle.

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Many of the Shadow moves are dark, corrupted counterparts of a [[move]] that the Shadow Pokémon would normally learn, such as [[Shadow Lugia]]'s {{m|Shadow Blast}}, which, like the move {{m|Aeroblast}}, sends a high-powered stream of air at the foe, and can only be learned by Lugia. These moves often have lower [[power]] than their non-shadow counterparts, but still inflict more damage due to being super effective. Their usefulness is also increased by their lack of {{PP}}, they can be used as often as needed within a single Battle.

Although only available in Generation III, damage-dealing Shadow moves can be either [[Physical moves|Physical]] or [[Special moves|Special]]; other moves would not be changed until [[Generation IV|the following generation]].

Although only available in Generation III, damage-dealing Shadow moves can be either [[Physical moves|Physical]] or [[Special moves|Special]]; other moves would not be changed until [[Generation IV|the following generation]].

Revision as of 15:33, 27 June 2013

Shadow moves (Japanese: ダークわざDark moves) are special moves known only by Shadow Pokémon in the GameCube Pokémon RPG games (not even Smeargle can learn them through Sketch). They have no type and are noted in the games with ------ in the type bar.

Many of the Shadow moves are dark, corrupted counterparts of a move that the Shadow Pokémon would normally learn, such as Shadow Lugia's Shadow Blast, which, like the move Aeroblast, sends a high-powered stream of air at the foe, and can only be learned by Lugia. These moves often have lower power than their non-shadow counterparts, but still inflict more damage due to being super effective. Their usefulness is also increased by their lack of PP, they can be used as often as needed within a single Battle.